Looking for resources to fuel your classroom’s online learning? We’ve compiled the latest resources in one place. We know that everyone is facing significant changes in teaching and learning. As a result, DECA is pleased to provide its advisors and members with learning activities that can be incorporated into digital instruction. The below activities can take place with internet access. Check back often as new resources are added regularly.
DECA RESOURCES
DECA Classroom Connection
This email series is sent to DECA advisors each Thursday to provide a targeted lesson plan and/or classroom activity connected to performance indicators and national curriculum standards.
Sign up for Emails- Financial Literacy Month Activity: Spring DECA Stock Market Game (March 25, 2021)
- DECA Direct Magazine: “What Comes Next?” Discussion Guide (March 11, 2021)
- Maximizing the MDA Telethon (February 26, 2021)
- Bring a Marketing Research Analyst to Your Classroom On-Demand (February 18, 2021)
- Refresh Your Classes with FREE Course Guides (February 11, 2021)
- Advocacy Activities for CTE Month (February 4, 2021)
- Touchdown-Worthy Super Bowl Activities (January 29, 2021)
- Get Your Students Involved with DECA’s Challenges (January 21, 2021)
- DECA Direct Magazine: Marketing Trends Discussion Guide (January 14, 2021)
- MDA Telethon: Behind the Scenes (January 7, 2021)
- Advisor Professional Learning On-Demand (December 10, 2020)
- Help Your Members Rock the DECA Exam (December 3, 2020)
- Use DECA Power Sessions in Your Classroom (November 19, 2020)
- The Intuit Innovation Challenge is Now Live! (November 13, 2020)
- De-stress for Success – Magazine Discussion Guide & Mentor Roundtable (November 5, 2020)
- Teach Entrepreneurship with the FIDM Challenge (October 29, 2020)
- Teach Celebrity and Influencer Marketing with the MDA Telethon (October 22, 2020)
- Get inspired in 15 minutes or less with DECA Talks (October 15, 2020)
- Download 58 LAPS, 14 Ethics-related Modules and a Course Guide for Free. (October 8, 2020)
- Executive Mentor Roundtable on “Next Level Leadership” (October 1, 2020)
- Teach Investment Strategies with the Free DECA Stock Market Game (September 24, 2020)
- Free Digital Marketing Classroom Resources from Facebook (September 17, 2020)
- DECA Direct Magazine: Next Level Leadership (September 10, 2020)
- Using DECA Role-Plays and Case Studies in the Classroom (September 3, 2020)
- Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Popular Brands and Taking Stock With Teens (August 27, 2020)
Competitive Events
DECA Direct Magazines + Discussion Guides
DECA Direct Magazine is the official digital membership magazine of DECA. It’s published four times each academic year and is used as an instructional tool in many high school and college classrooms. Each issue includes a Classroom Discussion Guide with activities to help students apply key concepts to their learning. Find more past issues and discussion guides.
What Comes Next?
(Mar/Apr 2021)
As another year in DECA nears its end, it’s time to look forward to what comes next! Whether you’re preparing for college, seeking internships or getting ready to start your career, you’ll find the resources you need to stand out from the crowd.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Assess personal interests and skills needed for success in business
- Explain employment opportunities in business
- Describe techniques for obtaining work experience (e.g., volunteer activities, internships)
- Use networking techniques to identify employment opportunities
- Identify tentative occupational interest
- Set personal goals
Marketing Trends
(Jan/Feb 2021)
The world of marketing is diverse and ever-changing. Keep up with the latest industry trends to stay at the top of your game, learn to market your chapter like a pro and get a behind-the-scenes look at careers in this exciting field.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Describe current business trends
- Explain employment opportunities in marketing
- Adapt written correspondence to targeted audiences
- Describe traits important to the success of employees in marketing communications
- Explain the use of storytelling in marketing
- Utilize resources that can contribute to professional development
De-stress
(Nov/Dec 2020)
Between school, volunteering, extracurricular activities and DECA, there’s never a shortage of things to do! Learn how to hit pause, slow down and discover the best ways to manage your stress.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the nature of stress management
- Use time-management skills
- Exhibit a positive attitude
- Organize and prioritize work
- Confront difficult situations
- Explain the complexity of business operations
Next Level Leadership
(Sep/Oct 2020)
A new school year brings new chances to elevate your leadership to the next level. Discover fresh ideas to enhance your chapter and become a leader worth following in your school, community and beyond.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the concept of leadership
- Demonstrate initiative
- Explain the nature of organizational culture
- Explain the nature of ethical leadership
- Model ethical behavior
- Assess personal behavior and value
Sports & Entertainment Marketing
(Mar/Apr 2020)
The Sports and Entertainment Marketing Issue is your go-to guide for career previews, trends, best practices and behind-the-scenes looks at this popular and adrenaline-filled industry
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the nature of event marketing
- Explain employment opportunities in event management
- Explain the importance of meeting and exceeding customer/guest expectations
- Identify factors that influence guest experiences throughout the guest life cycle
- Explain the use of social media for digital marketing
- Utilize resources that can contribute to professional development
Finance
(Jan/Feb 2020)
The Finance Issue will help you take your finance game to the next level. From saving and investing to budgeting and fundraising, you’ll find it here.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the need to save and invest
- Set financial goals
- Develop personal budget
- “Sell” ideas to others
- Coordinate work with that of team members
- Utilize resources that can contribute to professional development
Entrepreneurship
(Nov/Dec 2019)
The Entrepreneurship Issue features tips, resources and how-to guides to help kickstart your next entrepreneurial endeavor.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Describe the nature of entrepreneurship.
- Explain the role requirements of entrepreneurs and owners.
- Explain tools used by entrepreneurs for venture planning.
- Explain the nature of business plans.
- Distinguish between using social media for business and personal purposes.
- Utilize resources that can contribute to professional development.
Back to School
(Sep/Oct 2019)
The Back to School issue features tips on selecting your competitive event, a guide to setting goals for the upcoming year and everything you need to get started this year in DECA!
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Set personal goals.
- Determine the nature of organizational goals.
- Explain the need for innovation skills.
- Assess personal interests and skills needed for success in business.
- Utilize resources that can contribute to professional development.
- Explain the nature of project management.
DECA Talks + Discussion Guides
DECA Talks are a series of thought-provoking messages delivered by current and former executive officers. Whether you’re looking for advice on connecting with others, a roadmap to achieving your goals or tips for overcoming setbacks, DECA Talks provide a 10-15 minute dose of thought-provoking inspiration.
DECA is pleased to provide discussion guides for each DECA Talk. After watching each DECA Talk, these discussion guides can be used as:
- A guide to classroom discussion
- A written reflection by DECA members
- A guide to small group discussion
VIRTUAL BONUS: These learning activities can also be used for virtual instruction. DECA advisors may wish to assign a specific DECA Talk and then create a discussion board with the questions as prompts.
Executive Mentor Roundtables
Watch on-demand Executive Mentor Roundtables with National Advisory Board (NAB) partners and DECA alumni.
De-stress Roundtable
In this executive mentor roundtable, two leaders share how stress—good and bad—plays a role in their everyday lives and offer tips and tricks to help you manage your stress in your personal and professional life.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the nature of stress management
- Use time-management skills
- Exhibit a positive attitude
- Organize and prioritize work
- Confront difficult situations
- Explain the complexity of business operations
Next Level Leadership Roundtable
In this executive mentor roundtable, four leaders share how they have harnessed the power of leadership to impact others and offer advice on how you can take your leadership to the next level.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards.
- Explain the concept of leadership
- Demonstrate initiative
- Explain the nature of organizational culture
- Explain the nature of ethical leadership
- Model ethical behavior
- Assess personal behavior and value
Executive Mentor Roundtable
Learn what it takes to become a successful business professional from a roundtable of accomplished executives. They will share their stories to success, key leadership traits, how to find a mentor and advice for DECA members as they prepare for college and careers.
Emerging Professional Conversations
Engage in a conversation with former DECA Inc. executive officers turned emerging professionals. Learn how they leveraged their DECA experience to earn success in college and their careers. They will share their experiences and stories with you, as well as advice for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs.
PARTNER RESOURCES
- ACTE
- BusinessU
- CATCH My Breath
- CFPB
- Competition University
- Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Bank
- FIDM
- Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
- Lead4Change
- MBA Research
- MDA
- National Geographic Learning
- National Retail Federation
- NSHSS
- Rubin
- SCAD
- SIFMA
- Vector Marketing
ACTE
To support CTE educators with the transition to socially distanced, remote and blended/hybrid learning environments, ACTE is pleased to offer:
- 150+ online CTE Learn courses through ACTE and MaxKnowledge. Courses cover a range of topics, including teaching CTE remotely, and are self-paced. Each course takes approximately 4 hours to complete.
- ACTE’s guide to help CTE educators prepare for delivering CTE in the new school year, High-quality CTE: Planning for a COVID-19-Impacted School Year
- ACTE recently wrapped up a series of webinars to further dive into 2021-21 planning. View the recordings.
For additional resources that ACTE compiled during spring 2020 to support CTE educators, click here.
BusinessU
BusinessU has a partnership with MBA Research and delivers the MBA LAPs and course guides via nine ready-to-teach courses that are fully loaded, sequenced and daily-paced. On the platform, you can easily move/add content or build your own course. The platform auto-grades, uses real-time rubrics, incorporates standards-based student analytics, has a project/group management tool, includes teacher guides and has millisecond load speeds.
BusinessU is also offering a DECA discount on licenses for the school year. BusinessU is built for in-classroom delivery but can be used in an online-only capacity if needed. This means you will have continuity in the delivery of content no matter what next semester throws at you. All licenses include unlimited student IDs, 24/7 customer support and individual teacher training. Request a free trial or email michael@businessu.org if you have questions.
CATCH My Breath
Youth vaping is an epidemic. CATCH My Breath is the world’s first peer-reviewed and evidence-based youth nicotine vaping prevention program. Developed by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health, CATCH My Breath is proven to reduce experimentation with vaping by up to 45% among youth who have completed the program. The core curriculum is based on the Social Cognitive Theory and includes a peer-led learning component. The program consists of 4 lessons, designed for students in Grades 5-12, and is free to educators, parents, and community members to access via the CATCH My Breath website.
Learn MoreConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Access the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Youth Financial Education page. Highlights include:
- Searchable activities for grades K-12 including 250 free activities to teach the building blocks of financial capability across the curriculum, designed for use within a typical class period. Educators can search by grade level, activity duration, and other key filters. These resources are appropriate for teachers, afterschool program providers, church groups etc.
- The journey to financial well-being that describes key steps young people take on the journey to adult financial well-being, including a look at when, where, and how youth learn and develop the building blocks of financial capability.
- A video series to help you learn about the CFPB building blocks of youth financial education and how to implement financial education into your classroom.
- Money Monster story series that focuses on important money concepts like borrowing, earning, protecting, saving, and spending to help introduce children to ideas, habits, and activities they will need as they grow up and start to manage their own money.
- Assessments which help gauge your students’ mastery of the building blocks and to help students assess their knowledge, skills and habits related to financial capability.
Competition University
Competition University’s Prep Track provides courses to help DECA competitors do their very best. This course will help students with their exams, role-play skills, confidence, and step-by-step instructions on completing prepared events. This course is available 24-7 for enrolled competitors.
The Class Track for Marketing 101 is a time-saving, blend learning course for your Marketing Class. You will see enhanced learning and increased retention in your students. The Class Track is based on foundational competencies for high school marketing education. The CT provides online interactivity, visuals, and fun activities, but it provides structure and sequence.
If you would like a guided tour of either or both of the courses, you can request one today by clicking the learn more button below.
Learn MoreDaniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Bank
The Case Bank is an online library of simple, straightforward business cases focused on principle-based ethics. These resources are free to download for use in educational settings.
Learn MoreFacebook Blueprint 2020 Webinar Sessions
Are you looking for new content, tools, case studies, and approaches to use in your classroom?
Join us September – December 2020 for Facebook Blueprint’s webinar training sessions in Facebook’s free digital marketing skills training resources for both remote and in-person learning. The webinar sessions will include deep dives into Facebook Blueprint’s Educators Portal and how to integrate Facebook digital marketing skills into existing curricula. The portal provides real-world marketing experience and prepares students for a Facebook Blueprint Digital Marketing Associate Certification as a sign of marketing proficiency when entering the workforce.
- September 24: Curriculum 1: Social Media Marketing: Understand and Engage with Your Audience
- October 15: Curriculum 2: Facebook Advertising, Recognizing Misinformation Online & Launching a Career in Social Media Marketing
- October 22: Curriculum 1: Social Media Marketing: Understand and Engage with Your Audience
- November 3: Curriculum 2: Facebook Advertising, Recognizing Misinformation Online & Launching a Career in Social Media Marketing
- December 8: Curriculum 1: Social Media Marketing: Understand and Engage with Your Audience
Sign up for your free webinar session. To access webinar registration, log in to your Educators Portal account. Don’t have an account? The Educators Portal is free. Register with your Facebook account to access free educational resources.
FIDM
FIDM is happy to provide online resources for DECA’s educators. All of our Activities, Games That Teach, and Virtual Classroom and Workshop Presentations are available at educators.fidm.edu.
Each Activity consists of an objective, project guidelines, preparatory and follow-up exercises and suggested materials. Currently, an excellent lesson plan activity for students to do remotely is “Marketing a Brand through Social Media.”
Games That Teach are designed to supplement lesson plans with fun, online-compatible, fact-based quizzes and crossword puzzles, on the industries of fashion, creative business, visual arts, interior design, and entertainment.
FIDM also offers presentations as a free service to DECA’s educators and their students on curriculum-related topics that utilize FIDM’s expertise. Use our online form to schedule an official FIDM Representative to visit—virtually or in-person—your classroom.
Learn MoreGoodheart-Willcox Publisher
Lead4Change
Lead4Change Student Leadership Program is an excellent solution for distance learning! Students in grades 6-12 can work virtually to lead, create and implement a project to meet a community need. Lead4Change offers equitable solutions for DECA students and advisors across all platforms through our printed, PDF or Google Doc lessons. Choose one or a combination to ensure all students have the lessons in a form they need to focus on school-from-home remote learning.
Learn MoreMBA Research
Get access to over 72 ethics-focused LAPS at no cost thanks to Daniels Fund High School Ethics Initiative. Learn how to get them. Once there read “How to Access” to learn how to download for free. LAPs are comprehensive instructional packages that include all elements of a performance-oriented lesson plan. This LAP includes a student handout (with CopyIT! permission) that includes information about complying with the spirit and intent of laws and regulations, a (So What?) discussion of why it’s important to learn, and a short (Gray Zone) case addressing ethical issues. The instructor section features a comprehensive discussion guide, complete practice- (short answer) and post-tests (multiple-choice) with descriptive keys, student activities, and more. As an added bonus, instructors will receive a second version of the student guide—in color and designed specifically for use on electronic devices.
MBAResearch has been compiling teacher-vetted remote learning resources and COVID-19 “pivot” business articles with class discussion questions.
MDA
The Muscle Corps Program at the Muscular Dystrophy Association is rooted in our mission and our commitment to serving our young adults and community. This program gives students, advisors, and teachers the opportunity to positively impact the community. Our next session is set to launch this October.
Through the MDA Muscle Corps Program, students will grow and connect with our MDA community to think ethically and use innovation to solve problems with the skills they acquire. As a result, students learn to embrace servant leadership and social change as professional and personal philosophies.
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Options:
- Interactive/Live: Weekly online course content (SharePoint), group chat (Teams), optional networking/debrief (Ring Central)
- On-Demand: Online course content (SharePoint)
Topics & Dates for Interactive/Live Session:
- Week 1: Lead with Purpose (10/5 – 10/9)
- Week 2: Success in Sales & Cause Raising (10/12 – 10/16)
- Week 3: Social Influencing for Good (10/19 – 10/23)
- Week 4: Wrap Up & Final Project (10/26 – 10/30)
Benefits of the Program:
- Students will earn 40 hours of community service upon completion of the program.
- Teachers are provided four weeks of course content and activities to facilitate on-demand with students.
- Enhance capacity, ability, and skills in intellectual development (e.g., problem-solving), basic skills acquisition (e.g., communication), career preparation and personal growth.
- Build relationships, value a sense of community and gain self-awareness.
- Impact MDA mission by cause raising $500/student.
Register for the fall session by September 25, 2020.
Sign UpNational Geographic Learning
National Geographic Learning, a Cengage company is providing all U.S. K12 teachers with access to our learning platforms with media, auto-graded assessment and eBooks. Additionally, we will extend access for current digital users, and provide training and support for educators transitioning to online teaching. These resources include MindTap for Century21 Accounting and the Shelly Cashman Series for Office 2016 and 2019 and hundreds of other course areas in CTE. Explore titles by career cluster and request access from our National CTE page.
Learn about free tools for teaching online from our author, Corinne Hoisington’s webinar recording on using Microsoft Teams, Flipgrid, Google Lens app and more.
National Retail Federation
Job Opportunities – The NRF has compiled a list of job opportunities for workers displaced by COVID-19 and has made access to five on-demand videos by retail executives available.
RISE Up Training – The RISE Up program comprises three industry-recognized credentials that offer up to 30 hours of online content, delivering foundational skills that are useful in any career. Send questions to RISEUp@nrf.com.
The National Society of High School Scholars
NSHSS launched a resource page with content designed to help students maintain a high-achieving mindset during this time, including all our regular scholarships and a host of webinars and virtual events, several blogs, and more.
Rubin
Explore the Youtube Library from Rubin Education, the leader in online training for business communication skills.
SCAD
Connect with SCAD Virtually – SCAD is offering a special opportunity for DECA students to connect with SCAD executives to discuss their challenge presentation and get feedback to perfect their pitch. SCAD staff also is available to discuss the university’s 100+ degree programs that prepare you for creative career opportunities. To schedule a meeting, email Jennifer Jaquillard, Executive Director of Admission Recruitment, at jjaquill@scad.edu. You may also join SCAD for a virtual tour.
Watch the virtual workshop on Social Media Campaigns and Social Media Marketing Strategies for Luxury Brands.
SIFMA
Activity Packet – SIFMA has created the “Stock Market Game Student Activity Packet” with a variety of tools to support financial education. Also, here’s access to a video, “Investing in a Bear Market”, which supports the student activity packet.
Vector Marketing
A hiring manager emails to tell you they’d like you to interview for your dream position — virtually. Now what? Watch this video to help you master your next virtual interview.
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